Aurora Store

Name: Aurora Store review
Item: Aurora Store
Rating: 22
Author: Tools for Conviviality

A way into the Google Play catalogue without a Google account.

Instead of Google Play

S · ToolOpen sourceNo account

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Aurora Store describes itself as an unofficial free software client to Google Play, licensed GPL-3.0, and it runs on Android. It lets you get apps from the Play catalogue without the official app.

Aurora Store scores a 4 on footprint, lock-in, self-direction and delivery and a 3 on power and longevity.

We have not confirmed from its own pages how its sign-in works, so check that before relying on it for privacy. It still depends on Google's catalogue and servers, so a change on Google's side can change how it works.

What stands out

An unofficial open source client to Google Play
An unofficial client, so it can break
Depends on Google's servers

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For comparison, we also reviewed Google Play (15/30) as a benchmark.

Aurora Store

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